While day-time crews do the bulk of fire suppression work, all large bushfires require a nightshift to patrol the fire edge and conduct backburning during the cooler overnight hours. For more than a week, FFMVic crews have been heading out at dusk to fight a 4500-hectare fire in the remote Mount Margaret area of the Alpine National Park. Listen to Heyfield firefighter Bek Gannon explain what goes on when the sun sets on a major bushfire. To stay up-to-date with the latest fire information, go to